hope to see you again in half an hour. this is "world news." and tonight, she's alive. a 2-week-old baby pulled from the rubble of a devastating quake. how did she survive 47 hours? we have that and other dramatic rescues from turkey tonight. flu shot. new questions about how effective the flu vaccine really is. generation broke? college grads drowning under six-figure student loans, heading home to mom and dad. what's the answer for them? i-baby? toddlers who are experts at the ipad. does it make them smarter or does it backfire? and semper fi. the nation's first african-american marines who heroically took on some of the deadliest assignments finally honored by the country they served.

good evening. and we begin tonight with that picture we could not believe, people stopped to gasp across the world. a newborn, just 2 weeks old, pulled alive from the rubble in turkey. more than 300 people perished in that 7.2 earthquake. the little girl's name is azra, who means purity in arabic. and tonight, abc's alex marquardt is in the town of ercis to tell us her story amid so many others. >> reporter: rescuers dug five feverishly today in the rubble of this apartment building, looking for any trace of survivors. then, word came that a baby was found alive. just 14 days old, azra came out of the rubble naked and was quickly wrapped in a blanket. she was born prematurely. today, after 47 hours in that pile of stone, she was found, clinging to her mother and grandmother.

the rescuer who pulled her out told us he felt like he was holding his own child. "to bring life back into this world is the highest satisfaction," he said. azra was rushed to the hospital. the rescuers went back to work in search of her relatives, still trapped inside that heap of concrete. then, within an hour -- azra's mother and grandmother have been confirmed alive. the digging has stopped, there's an ambulance over there waiting. and it looks like they're about to pull someone out. a stretcher appeared. azra's mother. 20 minutes later, the grandmother. "i never lost faith," azra's uncle told us. "you always believe god will help." rescue crews kept digging. still in there, azra's father and around 15 others. then, silence. a pause, as everyone strained to hear any signs of life.

a pause as everyone strained to hear any signs of life. nearby, as dusk fell, family and friends of those still inside huddled around a fire. blank faces. eyes swollen from crying. a reminder that those three rescues were miracles in this place of so much heartbreak. azra's father is still missing tonight, but she is in an incubator and reportedly doing well. here in van, about 60 miles from where we were today in ercis, another story of survival. this time, a 10-year-old boy who was found 52 hours after the apartment building he was in collapsed. a glimmer of hope for all those still searching for loved ones. diane? >> incredible to see her little face. and now, we are back here at home with a new question tonight about the flu vaccine. 130 million americans, 43% of us, got a flu shot last year and that's the most flu shots ever in this country. but tonight, a new study suggests that the flu shot is not a perfect answer. so, is it still the right

answer? we want to bring in abc's chief health and medical editor dr. richard besser. tell me about this study, rich. >> reporter: this is a big study. it's from a top researcher at the university of minnesota. he looked at all the flu vaccine studies over the past 44 years and the results, i think, are going to surprise a lot of people, because the vaccine doesn't work as well as we would like. the flu shot in adults 18 to 65 is only 60% effective. the flu mist vaccine does better. 80% in effective in children younger than 7. and in the elderly, we just don't know how well it works there. >> but 60% in the adult population. that's the effectiveness? >> reporter: 60%. >> and is that because it misses the strains that are coming toward us all the time or something else? >> reporter: it's a combination. some years it's a bad fit for that strain, other years, it just isn't the right vaccine. we need a better vaccine. but i have to tell you, the cdc says, each year, 3,000 to 49,000 people die from the flu. so, even though it's not the

best vaccine, the best we have, and it's worth getting. >> 60% better than nothing. >> reporter: that's right. >> thank you, rich. and, of course, right here at home, last night rich told us that the government was about to recommend that all of america's boys as well as girls get the vaccine against the hpv virus, linked to cancers and possibly even heart disease. well, today, it is official. a key advisory panel to the cdc recommended boys ages 11 and 12 and young men, ages 13 to 21, be vaccinated. not just girls, who, as we know, are at risk of cervical cancer. moving on now to politics, your voice, your vote. a kind of gravity defying act by herman cain. his signature 9-9-9 tax plan is sinking in popularity in the polls, but the candidate himself, still surging. yet, another new poll shows him in a dead heat with mitt romney. and today, we saw a new ad from

herman cain that has the political establishment scratching its head. here's abc's john berman. >> reporter: herman cain's campaign is smoking. >> keep up the good work. >> thank you. >> reporter: no, not just the latest national poll numbers, which show him on top of the republican field. his campaign is literally smoking. in this video from his chief of staff, which lit up the internet overnight. >> herman cain will put united back in the united states of america. >> reporter: it made it all the way to "the view." >> are they going for the pro-emphysema vote here? >> reporter: it is controversial. so why, then, is herman cain smiling? maybe because the hot topic on "the view" was this video. and not, say, rick perry's new flat tax plan. mark block, cain's smoking chief of staff, says there was no subliminal message behind the ad. he just smokes. and herman cain is just herman cain. >> i love it! >> the american people look at herman as they look at themselves.

>> reporter: traditional rules would dictate that cain would be hurt by recent seeming contradictions on issues ranging from abortion to negotiating with terrorists. even his signature 9-9-9 plan isn't that popular, with 59% of voters saying they don't like it. but his supporters say it is not the message that matters most, but the man. >> if you meet herman cain, you love herman cain. >> reporter: which is why struggling candidates may have been out selling their simple solutions today. even if they can't cut through the smoke. john berman, abc news, new york. and we want to tell you, as well, that tomorrow, washington is going to tackle an s.o.s. from 6 million americans. and listen to this figure. college students now owe $950 billion in student loans. and that's more than the entire credit card debt in this country. so many broke, back home with mom and dad. before they even get started. and thousands of you wrote us

with your stories. so, abc's david muir decided to dive more deeply into what can be done. >> reporter: more than 1,000 of you sent us your three words. graduates, drowning in debt, worried parents back in their old roles again. there was this graduate, nearly $25,000 in debt. "just getting started" paying it off. this graduate, $78,000 in debt. "will never end." this young woman, $100,000 in debt, "moved back home." something we heard from so many of you. graduate ashley meyer took us into her dallas bedroom -- >> this is my room. >> reporter: the same bed she slept in before she went to college. the same dresser. the only thing different? the pile of bills. >> these are some of my lovely student loans. >> reporter: ashley graduated from ut-austin about $70,000 in debt. she pays $750 a month, which is why she's back with the family dog. >> that's daisy. >> reporter: back with dad, back with mom, who just like she used to, asks her college grad if she'll be home at a decent hour. >> we're going to leave them

alone and let them watch the game. >> reporter: leaving them alone, but still living down the hall. one recent survey of this year's college graduates revealed 85% saying they'd be moving back home. 5.9 million young adults, 25 to 34, now live at home. up 25% in just the last four years. >> you can talk to people in this generation who find themselves in a place they never expected to be. four, five, six years out of school and back in the bedroom they had in high school. >> reporter: the president and first lady have spoken often of the student loans they both had, still paying them off nine years into their marriage. until just a few years before he was president. but the amount of student debt in this country is up dramatically. college tuition spiking, just as young graduates are unable to find work to pay it off. >> you are seeing this tremendous debt which weighs down the young people, especially in a economy like this, where so many of them are having trouble getting on the first steps of the escalator and beginning a career.

>> reporter: there was 26-year-old carolyn riley, who simply said, "spirit not broken." she, too, now lives back with her mother and her brother, also a college graduate, who is back home. she's $109,000 in debt. she's paid off $6,000 so far. >> who doesn't want the american dream? and i'm not even talking about living in a mansion. we all just want a nice paying job where we can pay our bills. >> reporter: a kiss from mom before they're off for the day. just like when she was a little girl. now, grown up, but back home. just like ashley, back in texas. saying simply, "still have hope." and tonight, we are learning more about that s.o.s. diane mentioned, a new plan from president obama to help college students reduce their monthly payments, consolidate federal student loans and lower interest rates. we're going to crunch the numbers right here tomorrow night and ask the big question -- will it help any of the people you met right there? >> will it work? and still having hope. very moving. thank you, david. and we reported before on the race to create clean energy cars. in the past year, china's poured nearly $55 billion and counting into green energy. the u.s. has invested $34

billion to catch up. well, tonight, abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross takes a look at two american car companies, each receiving half a billion dollars in taxpayer loans, with the promise of creating new jobs. so, what happened? here's brian ross. >> reporter: they're sleek and expensive, said to be the future of the american road. green and fast. the most touted of this new class of cars comes from the california company tesla, all electric. its roadster costs $108,000. now driven by arnold schwarzenegger and george clooney. the tesla four-door sedan is half the price and still going through track tests. the obama administration is pushing electric cars hard, even as some are raising questions about the risk involved in what is a taxpayers' billion dollar bet. in the case of tesla, some auto analysts question the company's underlying business plan. >> the numbers just don't work, brian. i think unless tesla gets more cash, they're gong to be in bad shape. >> reporter: in fact, abc news

found in tesla's most recent filings with the securities exchange commission that it says it expects "continuing losses for at least the foreseeable future." if you don't make a profit, how will you repay the loan? >> but we will make a profit. that's the plan and we're executing to it. >> reporter: despite what you've said to the securities exchange commission? >> despite what we've said to the securities exchange commission. >> reporter: a second startup company with a half billion dollar taxpayer loan is fisker automotive. >> it's a very, very good looking, sexy car. >> reporter: the first fisker car off the line, the karma, went to leonardo decaprio. it is being assembled, not in the u.s., but by 500 workers in finland. fisker says none of the u.s. loan money is spent in finland and that the department of energy knew the car would be assembled overseas. >> we're not in the business of failing. we're in the business of winning. so we make the right decision for the business. >> reporter: that's why you went to finland? >> that's why we went to finland. >> reporter: that decision was not well-received by auto workers we talked to at an occupy detroit rally.

>> the work should be done here. not in finland. >> reporter: and now republicans in congress are questioning why the department of energy approved the fisker loan in the first place. >> i think when department of energy found out they couldn't do it in america, that was time to pull the plug. >> reporter: the department of energy says taxpayer money has created design and engineering jobs in the u.s. and will ultimately produce 2,500 more jobs when fisker produces a lower priced version of their car in delaware. that at least is the promise. but the bottom line is, all these green program startups are risky by their very nature and nothing is guaranteed, diane. there will be winners and losers. >> okay, thank you, brian ross. and still ahead right here, those toddlers navigating the ipad. is this a good thing? and the marines who were sent into the most dangerous battles, only to face prejudice after the war. recognition today, long overdue. americans are always ready to work hard for a better future.

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>> this is the reality for this generation. the genie is out of the bottle. >> reporter: and this generation of children is starting young, turning on computers for the first time at an average age of 3 1/2. just like hannah, nearly 4 years old, who today, showed us her favorite ipad apps and a favorite game, angry birds. >> i made him go so far. >> reporter: and while experts say allowing kids to sit and stare at a screen is not healthy, interactivity, especially when parents are engaged, could be helpful to developing minds. even for a child as young as 3. >> at 3 years old, the imagination is blossoming like never before. >> they're in the jungle. >> having tools to be able to draw and explore and to create things on the fly taps into that imagination. >> reporter: and that is good news for hannah, who has no plans to hand over this ipad any time soon.

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and finally, a part of history few americans knew, the first black marines, risking their lives in war, only to endure injustice when they returned. one of them saying he felt safer on the battlefield than here at home. so, what happened today? here's abc's bob woodruff. >> reporter: they came to washington today with heads held high. the few, the proud. beneath their worn faces, memories of valor in america's segregated past. >> even at 82 years of age today, i feel like a marine. >> reporter: nearly 70 years after president roosevelt ordered the marines to accept black troops, the house voted unanimously today to award the congressional gold medal, the nation's highest civilian honor,

to our nation's first black marines. those who trained here at montford point. >> i shed some tears because it really hit me and i just felt so humbled by it. >> reporter: the montford marines proudly served our country in battles like iwo jima and okinawa. sent in to clean up dangerous debris after the atomic bombs dropped in japan. but back here at home, racism. white marines trained at camp lejeune, while black marines weren't even allowed on the base unless guided by a white officer. no black officers existed. >> we didn't have any officers to protect us. we got kicked. we got slapped. we couldn't do anything but just say "yes, sir" and to accept it. >> reporter: inspiration to those serving in their footsteps. and though most of the 19,000 montford point marines have passed away, now their honor lives on. >> semper fi. >> semper fi. >> semper fi. >> semper fi. >> reporter: semper fi. always faithful, the motto of

all marines. bob woodruff, abc news, new york. >> and we all honor them. thank you for watching. check us out at abcnews.com. and we'll see you here tomorrow night. good night. right now in oakland hundreds of occupy protesters are taking a stand and clashing with police after early morning sweep lands dozens in jail. >> hello san francisco. >> president obama's campaign cameo. a million dollar stoppover to refuel his free election bid.

>> this is an outrage. it's in the dark of night take waig people's right to peacefully asem snbl. >> two encampments unoccupied tonight after a major show of force by police. >> to put an end to a critical situation that posed right after this ook forcing business owners to close toor autos nobody can afford to miss a day of work in this economy. >> good evening, i'm cheryl jennings. >> and i'm dan ashley. sky 7 is live and pro testers are on the move now. they're making their way through the city. and police used tear gas on those pro testers and they now stopped in a rallying on washington street on 8th and broadway. >> it appears they're not leaving. some of them coming towards the police